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Marklar was rumored to be the codename for the project at Apple Computer that kept Mac OS X compiling and running on the Intel x86 microprocessor architecture. The existence of such a project—though not its name—was confirmed by Apple at their Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2005, when CEO Steve Jobs announced that the next generation of Macintosh computers would contain Intel microprocessors. Jobs said that the project had been active for the previous five years, calling it Mac OS X's "secret double life." Marklar echoed an earlier project with a similar goal, Project Star Trek, which maintained an Intel-compatible version of System 7.

One of the best-kept secrets about Marklar until shortly before its release was the inclusion of Rosetta, a functionality that allows Intel processors to run PowerPC-constructed Macintosh applications, ensuring continuity for consumers during the transition from Mac OS X to Marklar-derived versions of the operating system.

The community-used version is also known as OSx86.

The codename is a reference to the all-purpose generic word commonly used by a fictional race of aliens called Marklar who appear in an episode of the television show South Park.

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(eWeek, August 30, 2002)

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